Pair charged formally with Shelby Township church burglary

Two Macomb County men were charged Friday with the Easter night break-in of a Shelby Township church.

Eric Joseph-Edward Eby, 19, of Shelby Township, and Logan Patrick Gerring, 17, of Sterling Heights face multiple felony charges in connection with the break-in and robbery of St. Therese of Lisieux Catholic Church. Following their arraignment, Magistrate Michael Osaer of 41A District Court ordered the pair held on $100,000 bond. The defendants are due back in court at 9 a.m. May 7 for a preliminary examination.

Eby and Gerring are accused of breaking into the church sometime during the night of March 31-April 1. The two gained access to a church office, broke into a safe and stole an estimated $40,000 to $50,000 along with two chalices.

The pair also are suspected along with a third man in connection with a series of robberies around Macomb County. They were arraigned earlier this week on charges they held up a Shelby Township gas station.